Just to clarify, are you sure it's Barrel of Beer, or is it Barrel of Root Beer? I found a photo of a Barrel of Root Beer bottle - shaped like a barrel from 1982 in the book More Root Beer Advertising & Collectibles. Unfortunately, the book doesn't mention any other information about the bottle or brand.

If that's the same as your bottle, I'd love to get a photo of it for the site._________________Bottoms up!
Kevin Guske

“So here’s a tribute toast with root beer in hand to you and the many mugs of suds along your happy trails.” --Charles Wysocki, artist and root beer fan, 1928-2002

Posted: Sun Nov 15, 2009 8:43 pm Post subject: Re: how to determine the age of a bottle?

i was posting this message for a friend of mine who is the owner of the bottle. I'll have to stop by and get a look and take some pictures of it.
I'm pretty sure though, it does look like a barrel, but says 'barrel of beer' on it, not 'root beer'